Lonnie Smith’s 1970 album, Drives, was a showcase of the organist’s sense of adventure and indomitable groove.

With Dave Hubbard on tenor sax, Ronnie Cuber on bari sax, Larry McGee on guitar and Joe Dukes on drums, Smith delivers funky takes on hits “Twenty-Five Miles” and “Spinning Wheel,” plus a fleet version of Miles Davis’ “Seven Steps to Heaven.”

This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.